Horsting's Farm Market
$18.00 to $20.00 hourly for 30 to 72 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
5 years or more
Work site environment
- Corn farming
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
Work setting
- Staff accommodation available
- Rural area
- Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Cleaning crop
- Fruit trees training
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Harvesting seedlings
- Hoeing crops
- Mixing fertilizer
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Vegetable culling
- Weeding
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
- Apples
- Asparagus
- Bell peppers
- Carrots
- Cucumbers
- Field berries
- Garlic
- Melons
- Strawberries
- Sweet corn
- Tomatoes
Equipment and machinery experience
- Carrot seeder
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer applicator
- Planting equipment
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Tillage equipment
- Tractor
- Vegetable harvester
Automated systems experience
- Automated irrigation system
- Feeding and watering system
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
To apply for this job email your details to littlemountaingreenhouses@shaw.ca
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